The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[Hillbilly Hen]

Those huskies are beautiful. I bet they were troublemakers? Is that a blue Doberman or just the photo faded? How did you not keep all the puppies?

Absolutely gorgeous. Those little ones get me right in the heart. They are similar to the best dog I ever got to have in my life, and I still cannot speak about her without crying, nor share photos. She was my whole world. I've often thought about getting a Pomeranian. Yours is gorgeous.

The pom, Zorro, was a rescue. I was told that he was kept in a crate for a year and a half and used for breeding. Apparently he didn't want to do his job and the breeder felt like Zorro was too tall anyway. He's turned into such a wonderful companion. He has his quirks but then so do I. He definitely has to be the center of attention. I had to be in the hospital Monday and Tuesday this week and he has not left my side since I got home. The papillon, Sunshine, was an indulgence after my beloved rat terrier passed. She's not a yappy dog and she's such a sweet smart girl. She's also been glued to my side the past few days. I do get her trimmed because her hair gets so long it drags in everything.
If I could handle a big dog, I would love to have a redbone coonhound.

 

[speckledhen]

redbone coonhound

I love those! Gorgeous dogs.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The papillon, Sunshine, was an indulgence after my beloved rat terrier passed.

My best dog ever was half rat terrier. I keep debating getting another. My first one was 3/4 rat and 1/4 Jack Russell. She was a great dog too. Love rat terriers.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I love those! Gorgeous dogs.

We have had three coonhounds, 2 Blue Ticks and a Black and Tan. They like to sneak off to hunt, but a good goofy dogs if you can manage that aspect. The Redbones are gorgeous.

 

[speckledhen]

She's cute. I love dogs in general, but I prefer larger ones. My childhood dogs were all Dobes, but in the 80's in Ohio, we adopted a small dog from S.I.C.S.A. (Society for Improvement of the Conditions of Stray Animals). Rebel was to help my older son with something he was going through at the time. He came down with Parvo from the shelter and they took him back and gave him veterinary care and he recovered. He went to Utah with us, then back to GA.

When he died, we got Cody from a Petsmart adoption day. He looked like Rebel, but instead of 20 lb, he was 65 lb. And the first time I had to leave him alone to go to my part-time job, he destroyed the sunroom. I mean, he pooped on everything, got up on top of the hot tub cover, took the glass shelves out of a garden window and didn't break them. It was insane. My husband called me from the house at lunch, said he came home for lunch to check on Cody and found that, didn't want me to come back and see it unprepared, LOL. He was too smart for his own good, that one. A couple of years later, we adopted Kes. Her name at the shelter was Mollie, such a sweet dog. I had a meet and greet and brought Cody because he was so territorial and the worker said she could get "growly" with other dogs. Nope. They clicked.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Aww poor Cody. Sounds like he had bad separation anxiety. Being left at a shelter probably makes that kind of stuff worse. Glad you gave him a home, even though it sounds like he ate half of it.

 

[speckledhen]

He never did anything like that again. I wasn't even gone but about four hours. He took exception to it. He did live to 12 years old and Kes really missed him when he was gone. She lived about six more years. I'd love to have her back in a second.